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Alabama asks Supreme Court to pause 2023 map amid voting-rights challenge
politics14 hours ago

Alabama asks Supreme Court to pause 2023 map amid voting-rights challenge

Alabama asked the Supreme Court to stay a lower-court ruling blocking its 2023 congressional map from use in the 2026 elections, arguing the map dilutes Black votes and aligns with Louisiana v. Callais precedent and the Purcell principle. A Birmingham three-judge panel reaffirmed that the map was designed with intentional racial discrimination, a ruling Democrats view as a setback to GOP redistricting efforts. The state seeks a decision by June 1, underscoring ongoing tensions over how redistricting affects voting rights as elections approach.

via CNBC|
#alabama#gerrymandering#politics
Gerrymandering's long game reshapes American politics
politics2 days ago

Gerrymandering's long game reshapes American politics

Washington Post reports that redistricting has become a perpetual, precision-driven battle in U.S. politics, with both parties recalibrating maps—potentially every two years—to gain an electoral edge, a dynamic intensified by a Supreme Court ruling that weakened Voting Rights Act protections and that could deepen polarization and shift power in Congress.

via The Washington Post|
#elections#house-elections#political-polarization
Callais Verdict Reopens Wounds of the Voting Rights Era
politics5 days ago

Callais Verdict Reopens Wounds of the Voting Rights Era

The TPM piece links the Supreme Court’s Callais v. Louisiana ruling to the 1960s civil rights era, telling stories of violence and loss that helped drive the Voting Rights Act to argue the decision accelerates the rollback of Black political power in the South through aggressive redistricting, a trend historians call a grave setback and a call to renewed voting activism.

via Talking Points Memo|
#civil-rights#gerrymandering#politics
Mississippi protesters rally for voting rights after Supreme Court ruling
politics6 days ago

Mississippi protesters rally for voting rights after Supreme Court ruling

Thousands gathered in Jackson to demand protections for voting rights after a Supreme Court decision weakens Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act; speakers warned that new redistricting measures in the South threaten Black political power and pledged to resist a return to Jim Crow, with demonstrations expanding from the Old Capitol to the Jackson Convention Complex.

via The Guardian|
#civil-rights#mississippi#politics
Georgia Supreme Court stays conservative edge as GOP-backed incumbents win
politics7 days ago

Georgia Supreme Court stays conservative edge as GOP-backed incumbents win

Two Georgia Supreme Court races ended with GOP-backed incumbents Sarah Warren and Charlie Bethel winning re-election, keeping conservative control of the bench; liberal challengers Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin were unable to flip seats, highlighting abortion and voting-rights debates that activists say should play out in state courts. Turnout was light and results were delayed by a nearby shooting at a polling site; eight of nine justices were appointed by Republicans, with three seats up again in 2028.

via boltsmag.org|
#abortion#elections#georgia
politics8 days ago

NAACP leverages college sports to contest Southern redistricting

Facing a wave of redistricting in the South, the NAACP launches the Out of Bounds campaign to pressure Black student-athletes and fans to boycott top public universities in reform-target states until voting maps diluting Black power are reversed; the Congressional Black Caucus also opposes the SCORE Act, highlighting dwindling legal options as Republican-drawn maps reshape political power in the region.

via Politico|
#college-athletics#naacp#out-of-bounds
Gerrymandering as a Long Game: Republicans Reshape Maps to Diminish Black Representation
politics8 days ago

Gerrymandering as a Long Game: Republicans Reshape Maps to Diminish Black Representation

Guardian US columnist Jamil Smith argues that after the Supreme Court’s ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act, Republican-led states are redrawing electoral maps to erase Black political power for generations. He highlights Tennessee’s new map that disperses Memphis Black voters into Williamson County and points to similar moves in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, framing this as a deliberate, long-term project akin to Jim Crow. The piece warns that affordability politics won’t save democracy if representation is decimated and calls for naming and resisting these structural changes rather than hoping for a quick fix.

via The Guardian|
#black-representation#gerrymandering#note-extra-tag
NAACP Launches 'Out of Bounds' Campaign to Withhold Support from States Undermining Black Voting Power
politics8 days ago

NAACP Launches 'Out of Bounds' Campaign to Withhold Support from States Undermining Black Voting Power

The NAACP unveils the 'Out of Bounds' campaign, urging Black athletes, families, fans, and consumers to withhold commitments, tickets, and sponsorship from flagship public universities in eight states (Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Georgia) that have moved to dilute Black voting power following a Supreme Court ruling. Recruits are asked to withhold commitments, current athletes to leverage their platforms and consider transfers, and fans to redirect spending to HBCUs. The campaign aims to pressure states to restore fair maps and meaningful Black representation and will continue until protections and redistricting reflect Black power.

via NAACP|
#black-athletes#college-athletics#naacp
Jackson slams court’s rush on major voting-rights ruling
courts-and-law8 days ago

Jackson slams court’s rush on major voting-rights ruling

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Supreme Court for expediting a major voting-rights ruling, saying the move made the court look political. She was the lone dissenter to dropping the usual 32-day waiting period, in a decision that sharply limits a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and enabled Louisiana Republicans to quickly redraw a congressional district.

via The Washington Post|
#courts-and-law#ketanji-brown-jackson#redistricting